Questions tagged [windows-subsystem-for-linux]
Use this tag for questions about the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including Bash on Ubuntu on Windows and other distributions running under WSL.
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rsync hangs after a few transferred files (Bash for Windows to FreeBSD)
I'm using "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows", from a Windows 10 Pro PC, to backup my media library to a FreeBSD server that acts as my NAS (it runs NAS4Free). This used to work perfectly but it recently ...
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How do I use function keys through the Windows Command Prompt?
Through the Windows Command Prompt, pressing a function key just sends an odd string of characters to the bash prompt. But I need to send the actual function key to bash, so I can navigate byobu. How ...
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Script won't execute
I'm having this issue on Bash for Windows, but so far as I know it works by essentially making a Ubuntu VM.
I have a program which I'm trying to run, as one does with programs. It's called minion. ...
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run a graphical web browser on windows subsystem for linux?
How to Geek says that Windows 10 will only give CLI access to Linux.
Is there possibly any way to run, specifically, Firefox from this bash shell?
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I edited a Linux file with a Windows program while using the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and now I can't access it any more
I'm using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows or another Linux distribution within the Windows Subsystem for Linux and I've edited a Linux file inside the lxss directory with a Windows editor.
Now whenever I ...
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apache2: Could not open configuration file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Input/output error
I tried to restart apache2 and it failed. I got the message below. It was working before so I don't know what went wrong and how to fix it. I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 on windows 10.
* Restarting web server ...
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Clear / Reset console at start up
I'm using Bash Windows 10 Bash (WSL). I need to put echo -e '\e[9999H' at the beginning of my .bashrc script in order for it to have 24-bit colors in ConEmu. This unfortunately makes my prompt start ...
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arm-linux-androideabi-gcc is unable to create an executable file on Windows 10
I am trying to configure ffmpeg for android on windows 10 through bash Ubuntu terminal. I am follow this tutorial But getting error.
Error is
C:/Users/BIP042.BIPADBBSR/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/ndk-...
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Can't start sshd service on windows linux subsystem
I can't start sshd service on windows linux subsystem.
I use sudo service ssh restart, and I get
initctl: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection ...
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Windows subsystem for linux - share ssh-agent?
I am running Ubuntu 16.04 within a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) shell on Windows 10. From within a terminal I can start ssh-agent and use it many times over the life of that terminal. I can see ...
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Cannot list network interfaces in Windows Subsystem for Linux
I'm trying to list all network interfaces in Windows Subsystem for Linux shell but I got this error message:
Warning: cannot open /proc/net/dev (File o directory non esistente). Limited output.
Any ...
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OMP error Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
I use a software for genetic analysis. In the Linux system it works normal. However, I am curious about the bash for windows. And when I running my analysis the following error appears:
OMP: Error #...
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